Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-22
# freight classes indefinitely.
The manufacturing Industries

of freight classes indefinitely.
The manufacturing Industries
continue busily employed, with perhaps
10000 or $4,000 employees on strike
throughout the country, aside from the
5000 New England shoe employees who
are locked out. April promises to exceed
March, both III number of strikes and
strikers, with total Of II, 200 of the lat
ter recorded for two weeks. The pre-
liminary totals for the first quarter are
253 strikes, including 1925 strikers in
1887, as compared with 40 Cor more)
strikes and los, 100 strikers in 1886.
Leading domestic money markets are
easier than last week. Funds have con-
tinued to return from the country, and
discount rates have declined. Do
nestle exchange on New York shows the
effect of improved mercantile collections
and accumulation in the hands of country
bankers, with rates at the west at par, or
above, or materially higher than last
week.
The bank clearings at thirty-siX cities,
as specially telegraphed to Bradstreeu's,
for six days ended yesterday aggregate
81 COZ 9l3,837 as compared with 81 ,097,-
913, 837 last week and 1888, SOC, 468 in the
corresponding week last year. The de-
cline of nearly per cent. this week may
be easily explained by the check to trade
begnn over week ago. The New York
stock market has exhibited active manip-
ulstion and higher prices for few stocks,
followed by reaction in which the gen
eral list declined, leaving the situation
unsettled. The general feeling is bulIish
as to the future.
Tho Dripp Of baC bnpU RI u
higher on reports of damage to the winter
crop and heavy declines in the visible and
speculative action. Total domestic exports
Of wheat and -four, July to April 10, are
I2I 800, 900 bushels, leaving, AS per govern
ment crop reports and accepted estimates
of consumption, about 26, 900, 900 bushels
available for export to July l, with SO, 900,
900 bushels to carry over on that date.
Iron prices are firm, but demand is dull.
A very moderate new demand for pig
iron at the east would advance prices s.
per ton. There has been some loss of
confidence by holders of manufactured
iron at Philadelphia, and concessions Of
l5c. per 100 pounds have been reported
on sales of bar iron. Further west
makers as we'll as holders are very firm in
their views.
Free arrivals Cl sugar I0uueu u QSpIeSS
the market, which was overcome in part
by stronger cables. At San Francisco
receipts of Hawaiian are very heavy,
shipments overland and via the Horn to
New York are large, and the price has de-
Clined below quotations on the Atlantic
seaboard. At New Orleans sugar is
stronger on speculative demand. Coffee
has been active, particularly on specula-
tive account, prices having advanced
steadily during the week. The feeling is
bullish, with prices at New York 1c. be-
low Rio and HaVre.
Cotton goods supplies at the east are
moderate and prices we'll sustained.
Print cloths stocks are Slightly larger and
prices a shade lower. There is no gain
in the demand for woolens, and western
orders have declined. Cotton is 1-16C
higher ct New York for spot on heavy
consumptive demand and increased prices
for futures. Wool prices firm at last
weeks figures, with stronger views by
holders. Many manufacturers declare
they will shut down when orders on hand
are finished Bredstreets.